WebAssembly 101: Bringing Bytecode to the Web

FortiGuard Labs has put together answers to some of the most frequently asked questions you may have about the new emerging technology called WebAssembly (WA).
What is WebAssembly?
WebAssembly is a low-level, portable, binary format for the web that aims to speed up web apps. It is designed to parse faster (up to 20X), and execute faster than JavaScript (JS).
When was it announced?
The WebAssembly Community Group was created in April 2015, with the mission of “promoting early-stage cross-browser collaboration on a new, portable,...